Comments on: A slippery slope? http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/10/24/a-slippery-slope/ blogging is not a spectator sport Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:39:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/10/24/a-slippery-slope/comment-page-1/#comment-38720 Jason Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/10/24/a-slippery-slope/#comment-38720 The fact is there is a very simple solution in place: ask permission if you want to do something commercial! The problem is a lot of Web 2.0 folks--including the RSS reader folks--and just lazy. They don't want to make the calls to the make the deals and that is why they have no business model. Feedburner is asking permission and growing a VERY, very nice business out of it. Heck, we work with them because for two years they asked and asked... they convinced us. If you want to use our content to make money just ask! The fact is there is a very simple solution in place: ask permission if you want to do something commercial!

The problem is a lot of Web 2.0 folks–including the RSS reader folks–and just lazy. They don’t want to make the calls to the make the deals and that is why they have no business model.

Feedburner is asking permission and growing a VERY, very nice business out of it. Heck, we work with them because for two years they asked and asked… they convinced us.

If you want to use our content to make money just ask!

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